By Town Historian G. David Hubbard Steve Honan (see right), a lifelong resident of our wonderful town, has always been very involved in many aspects of Winthrop’s activities. Steve just passed away on March 31 and one of his most recent…
Month: April 2020
Police Blotter 04-16-2020
Monday, 3/30 Barbara Moore, Female party on Shirley St., asking for an ambulance to come to her house to give her an IV for back pain and dehydration. Female party did not want to go to the hospital. Truck blocking…
A Light at the End of the Tunnel?
The United States now is the official epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. We have more deaths and more cases of disease than anywhere else in the world. However, this past weekend the experts began to give us a glimmer of hope…
So Let’s Talk About The Weather
The weather this April has been full of irony. We had mild months for January, February, and March, with above-average temperatures (among the warmest on record) and few storms of any consequence. However, April has been anything but spring-like. Temperatures…
Guest Op-Ed: Easter Is About Being Surprised by Joy, It’s Also About Sharing the Good News and the Joy
By Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley There is a Franciscan tradition that the risen Christ appeared first of all to his mother. It would’ve been a very private, intimate setting, not documented in the Gospels. The Gospels do not record every…
A View Into the Hall: Finn Had a First-Hand Look at the Greatness of Barbara Stevens
Barbara Stevens has more than 1,000 victories in her legendary coaching career, but the 35 that she and the Bentley women’s basketball team earned in the 2013-14 season were the highlight. Winthrop’s Courtney Finn was an All-American player on that…
Hope Springs Eternal: MIAA Plans for Shortened Season
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) last week announced plans for a shortened spring athletic season season in the event that Gov. Charlie Baker allows schools to go back into session on May 4. The MIAA’s plans compress the 2020 spring…
Obituaries 04-16-2020
Joseph Dalton Retired Massport Facilities Supervisor Joseph M. “Joe†Dalton of Winthrop passed away on April 12. He was 77 years old. The beloved husband of the late Janice M. (Corso) Dalton, he was born in Winthrop, the cherished son…
State Closes Parking Along Winthrop Shore Drive
In an effort to better promote social distancing and curb gathering of more than 10 people Gov. Charlie Baker issued an emergency order last Friday requiring all coastal beach reservation parking areas managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation…